...glory to God? David in his prayer of deep contrition specified this offering which so glorifies God. For thou desirest not sacrifice: else would I give...and a contrite heart, 0 God, thou wilt not despise (Psalm 51:16, 17). To glorify God is to surrender self and have Christ dwelling in our hearts as we...

...Even the city of David was allowed to go into disrepair. Here was a violation of the divine command, "Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion; build thou the walls of Jerusalem" (Ps. 51:18) . Can one now say that the "Lord loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of...

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...understood it.) "Thou hast no pleasure in burnt offerings." 17. "The sacrifices of God are a broken Spirit, A broken and a contrite heart, 0 God, Thou wilt not despise." In Hosea vi: "For I desire goodness and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God is more than burnt...

...had special meaning to him as a commentary on his very activity as architect, since David says in it, "Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion; build thou the walls of Jerusalem." As Pietro Aretino observed in his commentary on Psalms of 1536 — in accord with the conventions of...

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...not away from Thy presence : and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit : a broken and a contrite heart, 0 God, Thou wilt not despise." That, my brethren, is true returning to God. And God meets all such returnings, and says, " Come now...

...sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. 18 Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem. 19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt...